smartphone owners who have a local news app installed on a smartphone, tablet or connected TV
Supplementary notes
Respondents were asked to name their primary choice for getting local news. The source did not provide specific information regarding the type of survey. Values do not equal 100 due to rounding. The methodology was taken from and .
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Local news sources of smartphone owners in the United States in 2013
This statistic illustrates US smartphone users' primary choices for getting local news. During a survey carried out by StepLeader in summer 2013, 17 percent of smartphone users reported choosing a local TV news app as their preferred source of local news.
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StepLeader. (July 18, 2013). Smartphone owners' primary sources of local news in the United States as of summer 2013 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/264275/local-news-sources-of-smartphone-owners-in-the-us/
StepLeader. "Smartphone owners' primary sources of local news in the United States as of summer 2013." Chart. July 18, 2013. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/264275/local-news-sources-of-smartphone-owners-in-the-us/
StepLeader. (2013). Smartphone owners' primary sources of local news in the United States as of summer 2013. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/264275/local-news-sources-of-smartphone-owners-in-the-us/
StepLeader. "Smartphone Owners' Primary Sources of Local News in The United States as of Summer 2013." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 18 Jul 2013, /statistics/264275/local-news-sources-of-smartphone-owners-in-the-us/
StepLeader, Smartphone owners' primary sources of local news in the United States as of summer 2013 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/264275/local-news-sources-of-smartphone-owners-in-the-us/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Smartphone owners' primary sources of local news in the United States as of summer 2013 [Graph], StepLeader, July 18, 2013. [Online]. Available: /statistics/264275/local-news-sources-of-smartphone-owners-in-the-us/
